Arunachal Pradesh

Dasanglu is the youngest wife among the three wives of former chief minister, late Kalikho Pul.

The fate of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) candidate Dasanglu Pul contesting on BJP ticket and Independent candidate Yompi Kri will be decided today.

It was for the first time in the history of Arunachal Pradesh that both the contesting candidates including district electoral officer, returning officer and the general observers deputed by the Election Commission, are all women.

An estimated 72 percent electorate exercised their franchise in the by-election to Hayuliang constituency in the remote Anjaw district, bordering China, of Arunachal Pradesh, amid a massive security blanket.

BJP retains Nepanagar Assembly seat in MP with party nominee Manju Dadu winning by a margin of 42,198 votes.

The BJP is leading by 10,000 votes on Nepanagar Assembly seat.

The BJP is leading by 10,800 votes on Shahdol Lok Sabha seat.

Even the Nepanagar seat is being fought between BJP`s Manju Dadu and Congress` Antar Singh. There are only four candidates for this seat.

For the Shahdol seat, Congress` Himadri Singh and BJP`s Gyan Singh were putting up a close fight. There are 17 candidates vying for this seat that fell vacant when BJP MP Dalpat Singh Paraste passed away in June.

The counting for the Shahdol seat was being carried out at four district headquarters, while the Nepanagar counting was at Burhanpur district headquarter.

In Aravakkurichi, ruling AIADMK`s V Senthil Balaji is fighting against the DMK`s KC Palanisamy while at Thirupparankundram the AIADMK`s AK Bose is facing DMK`s P Saravanan.

The results will be announced today for Thanjavur, Aravakurichi and Tiruparakundram Assembly bye-elections held in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.

Narayanasamy, who is not a member of the territorial assembly, emerged as a compromise candidate for Chief Minister`s post after May 16 Assembly Elections. This election is crucial for him as his continuance in the post depend on the outcome of the bypoll.

For Om Sakthi Sekar, two-time MLA from the constituency, the electoral battle was an opportunity to prove himself after the defeat in the last Assembly Elections.